Car Max - The Ford Motor
Company may
be suffering blows on their home turf but their subsidiary in Europe is
receiving award after awards for the S-Max - the best selling crossover
utility vehicle from Ford of Europe. The Ford S-Max has already
received awards and praises from different groups in the auto industry.
Car
max - Consumers have also spoken
in favor of the S-Max as shown in the high sale of the vehicle. More
recently, Germany s largest car magazine, the AutoBild, with its 23
sister publications in Europe, gave the Ford S-Max the distinction of
being the Auto 1 of Europe . Aside from being dubbed as such, the S-Max
is also gunning for the trophy in its class - the minivan category.
The award was presented
during the Auto 1 Gala Event at Espace S cheron in Geneva. The
prestigious award was presented by Dr. Andreas Wiele, the Chairman of
the magazine division at Axel Springer AG. John Fleming, the President
and Chief Executive Officer of Ford of Europe, and Bernhard Mattes, the
Chairman of the Management Board at Ford Werke GmbH were present at the
said event to jointly receive the award.
This is fantastic news and
these awards fill us with pride, says Fleming. Together with the other
awards that have been won by the Ford S-MAX this latest accolade shows
that this car has touched a nerve with the public and the specialist
media, he added. Riding on the momentum of the achievement of the
S-Max, Ford of Europe will be launching the Ford Mondeo in the European
auto market. "For us, this is further proof that our renewed emphasis
on dynamic new products that connect emotionally with customers is
making a positive contribution to Ford of Europe's business success. We
are confident that the all-new Ford Mondeo will continue this momentum
and generate similar interest and enthusiasm when we launch this
summer, Fleming added further.
Aside from being dubbed as
the Auto 1 of Europe , the S-Max also won the Car of the Year 2007 .
The number of victories for the crossover utility vehicle, which is now
over fifteen national or individual magazine awards, serves as an Accel ignition system which
sparks the interest of the European motorists not only on the S-Max but
also for other Ford vehicles sold in the European car market.
The Ford of Europe is also
planning to launch a smaller version of the Ford S-Max to further boost
the sales of Ford vehicles in the continent. Aside from the Ford
Mondeo, Ford of Europe will also be offering the smaller C-Max, the
smaller sibling of the S-Max. Ford of Europe hopes that the addition of
the Mondeo and the C-Max to their lineup will continue their good
successes in the European market.